Last Day Presents: “Helping the Most Vulnerable Teens” (Squeezed Ep 4)

It’s hard enough being Squeezed. But helping others who are, too? That’s a superpower. And Shilpa is our hero. She’s a mom to one son and also runs CARES, a world-class therapeutic school and rehabilitation program for vulnerable teens at Mount Sinai Morningside, a hospital located in the Morningsi…

Last Day Presents: "Co-Parenting Tween Triplets in NYC” (Squeezed Ep 3)

We’re back to share Episode 3, featuring another person who is feeling Squeezed from all sides. Matt is a native Londoner. He is also single dad co-parenting 11-year-old triplets with his ex-husband in one of the most expensive cities in the world: New York. To be able to afford childcare for all t…

Last Day Presents: “A Stay-At-Home Mom Breaks the Cycle” (Squeezed Ep 2)

Hey listeners, we’re back with Episode 2 of Squeezed. This episode features another person who is feeling very Squeezed. Jessica is a stay-at-home mom with three kids under six. She is a former daycare worker who didn’t plan to be a full-time mom, but since money is tight and childcare is expensive…

Last Day Presents: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown

Stephanie is off in the exciting (and terrifying) world of book writing. In the interim, we want to share another show that’s near and dear to our hearts. So near, in fact, that it features Stephanie’s entire family! Squeezed, hosted by the incomparable Yvette Nicole Brown (yes, from “Community”), …

Five Years of Last Day... Now What?

We did it, y’all. We reached the end of our countdown, which leads us back to where it all began: the very first episode of Last Day, the first-ever Lemonada Media podcast launch. This week, we’re revisiting “Meet Stephanie, Meet Harris (with Sarah Silverman & Aziz Ansari).” Five years later (to th…

Staff Pick #2: “Was It Painful?” (Season 1, Episode 4)

Before we finish this countdown to Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are resharing an episode from season one. This episode was chosen by Lizzie, our Senior Vice President of Growth and Marketing.  Most of us have seen an opioid overdose depicted on TV or in movies, but what happens in real life? O…

Staff Pick #3: “Are You Feeling Suicidal?” (Season 2, Episode 12)

To commemorate Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are revisiting the season two finale. This episode was chosen by Jackie – one of the first people to work on the show, and a previous Last Day guest herself.  Season 2 Finale! We started this season on a bridge but told you not to get caught up in th…

Listen Now: Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

Today, we are dropping into your feed to share another podcast from Lemonada Media called Everything Happens.  Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants …

Staff Pick #4: “Everyone Out Here is Armed” (Season 3, Episode 1)

To continue the countdown to Last Day’s fifth birthday, here’s our next pick: the first episode of our season on gun violence, chosen by our senior producer — and first-time gun wielder — Kegan. In episode 1, our team travels to Montana, where cowboy culture reigns supreme, everyone is armed, and …

Staff Pick #5: “Lina: No One’s Little Girl” (Season 4, Episode 24)

Last Day is turning five! From investigating America’s deaths of despair to featuring real-life stories of hope and change, the journey of Last Day has been kinda unbelievable. All the tears! All the laughter! And all of you! We’re so grateful to our loyal listeners who have come along with us for …